##dar ##t had called " dead ball " – but hill awarded the try , prompting three of the native players , dick tai ##aro ##a , williams , and sherry w ##yn ##yard , to leave the field in protest . the ag ##gr ##ie ##ved players were eventually persuaded to return , but not before hill had restarted play . ellison was very critical of hill , particularly because he was also secretary of the rf ##u . ellison wrote after the tour that " gross as these errors were , they were insignificant when compared with another that mr hill committed at the outset of the game , viz , referee ##ing at all in that game " . the disputed try was followed by
##dart had called " dead ball " – but hill awarded the try, prompting three of the native players, dick taiaroa, williams, and sherry wynyard, to leave the field in protest. the aggrieved players were eventually persuaded to return, but not before hill had restarted play. ellison was very critical of hill, particularly because he was also secretary of the rfu. ellison wrote after the tour that " gross as these errors were, they were insignificant when compared with another that mr hill committed at the outset of the game, viz, refereeing at all in that game ". the disputed try was followed by